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enThu, 21 Mar 2019 10:15:00 -0700Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:17:55 -0700UCSF Wins 3 Regional CASE Awards for Excellence in Communications, Programshttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413706/ucsf-wins-3-regional-case-awards-excellence-communications-programs
The 2019 Awards of Excellence include gold, silver and bronze awards for UCSF.AlumniCampus NewsHonors &amp; AwardsWeb StoryNews CenterDiversityHonors and AwardsUCSF Magazine413706March 21, 2019Gene Therapy Shows Initial Promise for Parkinson’s Disease https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413696/gene-therapy-shows-initial-promise-parkinsons-disease
A delicate operation that involved placing a gene into the brain was found to reduce the severity of motor symptoms in patients with moderately advanced Parkinson’s disease.Department of Neurological SurgeryPatient CarePress ReleaseWeill Institute for NeurosciencesPatient CareResearchNews CenterClinical MedicineGeneticsNeurologyRadiologySurgeryTranslational Medicine413696March 20, 2019Where HIV Treatment is Failing the Homeless in San Francisco, A New Clinic Steps Inhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413606/new-clinic-addressing-hiv-disparities-among-homeless-san-francisco
It’s been decades since San Francisco was ground zero for the AIDS epidemic, but for one population, it still is.Diane HavlirPatient CareWeb StoryAIDS/HIVPatient CareNews CenterCommitted to the CitySF General HospitalSan FranciscoEmergency and TraumaPrimary Care413606March 18, 2019UCSF Campaign Alumni Awards Honor Outstanding Achievements and Up-and-Coming Leadershttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413596/ucsf-campaign-alumni-awards-honor-outstanding-achievements-and-and-coming
The 15 winners were selected for their distinguished service in research and education, transforming care delivery, or improving access to advance health equity.AlumniCampus NewsHonors &amp; AwardsWeb StoryNews CenterEducation and TrainingHonors and Awards413596March 18, 2019UCSF and Other UC Campuses Prepare for One-Day Labor Strike in Marchhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413591/ucsf-and-other-uc-campuses-prepare-one-day-labor-strike-march
The University of California has been notified of a one-day strike across the UC system by the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) union for its Research Support Professionals and Technical Units (RX and TX).AnnouncementsCampus NewsChancellor&#039;s OfficeUCSF Benioff Children&#039;s Hospital San FranciscoUCSF Medical CenterWeb StoryCampus LifeNews CenterChancellorUCSF HealthUniversity of California System413591March 15, 2019MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals Host Annual St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser for Pediatric Cancer Researchhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413586/advisory-ucsf-benioff-childrens-hospitals-host-annual-st-baldricks-fundraiser
More than 150 people have signed up to shave their heads at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland on March 16, to support the 12th annual Brave the Shave fundraiser for pediatric cancer research.OaklandPatient CarePress ReleaseUCSF Benioff Children&#039;s Hospital OaklandPatient CareCancerChildren&#039;s Health413586March 15, 2019Soft Drink Companies Copy Tobacco Playbook to Lure Young Users https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413581/soft-drink-companies-copy-tobacco-playbook-lure-young-users
Tobacco conglomerates that used colors, flavors and marketing techniques to entice children as future smokers transferred these same strategies to sweetened beverages when they bought food and drinks companies.Center for Tobacco Control Research and EducationPress ReleaseResearchStanton GlantzResearchNews CenterChildren&#039;s HealthConsumer HealthDiabetesFamily and Community MedicineHeart/VascularNutritionPublic HealthTobacco/Smoking413581March 14, 2019Skin Repair Eliminates ‘Inflamm-Aging’ Linked to Chronic Disease https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413576/skin-repair-eliminates-inflamm-aging-linked-chronic-disease
Properly caring for the skin with a moisturizing cream may lower inflammation levels and potentially prevent age-related diseases, according to a new clinical pilot study.AgingDepartment of DermatologyPress ReleaseResearchResearchNews CenterDermatologyImmunology413576March 13, 2019UCSF School of Medicine Ranks in U.S. News Best Graduate Schools’ Top Five for Ten Years Runninghttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413571/ucsf-school-medicine-ranks-us-news-best-graduate-schools-top-five-ten-years
UCSF was the only medical school to be ranked in the top five in the nation in both research and primary care, the categories the magazine uses to assess medical education.Campus NewsEducationPress ReleaseSchool of MedicineSchool of NursingEducationNews CenterEducation and TrainingFamily and Community MedicineInternal MedicinePsychiatryRadiologySurgeryWomen&#039;s Health413571March 11, 2019Hormone Made Our Ancestors Warm-Blooded but Left Us Susceptible to Heart Damagehttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413526/warm-blooded-and-broken-hearted-thyroid-hormone-helped-our-ancestors-survive
After a heart attack, the heart tissue is often irreparably damaged. According to UCSF study, the issue may date back to our earliest mammalian ancestors.Press ReleaseResearchResearchNews CenterHeart/Vascular413526March 7, 2019‘Undruggable’ Parkinson’s Molecule Spills Its Secretshttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413521/undruggable-parkinsons-molecule-spills-its-secrets
UCSF researchers developed a strategy for targeting a key molecule implicated in Parkinson’s disease, opening up a potential new treatment strategy for the currently incurable movement disorder.Press ReleaseResearchSchool of MedicineResearchNews CenterBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyBiophysicsNeurologyNeurosciencesPharmacy and Pharmacology413521March 6, 2019Keeping Patients Awake During Spine Surgery is Cutting Recovery Time in Halfhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413446/spine-surgery-while-patients-are-awake-speeds-healing
UCSF is now offering some patients the options of local anesthetic instead of general anesthesia, which can help make surgeries faster and speed in the recovery process.Patient CareWeb StoryPatient CareNews CenterHead, Neck, and Spinal CareOrthopedics, Sports Medicine and Physical TherapySurgery413446March 5, 2019Not Just Neurons: Precision Signaling Architecture Discovered in Non-Neural Cells that Direct Developmenthttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/03/413431/not-just-neurons-precision-signaling-architecture-discovered-non-neural-cells
UCSF lab found that a chemical that acts as a neurotransmitter in the nervous system is essential for cytonemes to mediate cell-to-cell communication between non-neural cells.ResearchWeb StoryResearchNews CenterBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyGeneticsNeurosciences413431March 1, 2019UCSF Is Top Public Recipient of NIH Funds, Pushing Unbroken Streakhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413396/ucsf-top-public-recipient-nih-funds-pushing-unbroken-streak
It was the 12th year in a row that UCSF claimed the top spot among public institutions, and the eighth straight year in which the University ranked second overall among institutions nationwide.Campus NewsGraduate DivisionResearchSchool of DentistrySchool of MedicineSchool of NursingSchool of PharmacyWeb StoryBudgetResearchNews CenterChancellor413396February 27, 2019UCSF’s Top NIH-Funded Projects of 2018https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413416/research-projects-ucsf-2018-nih-funding-supported
More than a thousand projects across the University received federal funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2018, totaling more than $647.8 million.AgingCampus NewsChristine MiaskowskiMichael WeinerResearchSchool of DentistrySchool of MedicineSchool of NursingSchool of PharmacyWeb StoryResearchNews CenterBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyGenomicsHearing and VisionNeurology413416February 27, 2019Google Translates Doctor’s Orders into Spanish and Chinese with Few Significant Errorshttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413376/google-translates-doctors-orders-spanish-and-chinese-few-significant-errors
Researchers at UCSF say Google Translate is trustworthy when translating written medical advice, but there are some caveats.Press ReleaseResearchPatient CareResearchNews CenterClinical MedicineDigital HealthTechnology413376February 25, 2019Could Blockchain Ensure Integrity of Clinical Trial Data?https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413356/could-blockchain-ensure-integrity-clinical-trial-data
UCSF researchers have created a proof-of-concept method for ensuring the integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain.Atul ButtePress ReleaseResearchResearchNews CenterTechnologyPrecision Medicine413356February 22, 2019Cellular Sickness Linked to Type 1 Diabetes Onsethttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413351/cellular-sickness-linked-type-1-diabetes-onset
A UCSF study of human and mouse pancreatic tissue suggests a new origin story for type 1 diabetes.Diabetes CenterPress ReleaseResearchNews CenterChildren&#039;s HealthDiabetes413351February 21, 2019Ron Vale Named to Senior Leadership of Howard Hughes Medical Institutehttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413326/ron-vale-named-senior-leadership-howard-hughes-medical-institute
Ronald D. Vale, PhD, professor of cellular and molecular pharmacology at UCSF, has been named executive director of the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and an HHMI vice president, effective in early 2020.AnnouncementsCampus NewsRonald ValeWeb StoryNews CenterChancellor413326February 20, 2019Peer-Support, Healing Hands Offers New Options to Patients with Chronic Pain on Prescription Opioids https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413321/peer-support-healing-hands-may-curb-prescription-opioid-misuse
A program offering group support, acupuncture, mindfulness, massage and gentle exercise may help prevent patients on prescription opioids from spiraling down to drug misuse, overdose and death.Osher Center for Integrative MedicinePatient CarePress ReleasePatient CareResearchNews CenterCommitted to the CityComplementary MedicineConsumer HealthSan FranciscoDrug/Alcohol AbuseMental IllnessPsychiatryPublic Health413321February 19, 2019CRISPR Gene Editing Makes Stem Cells ‘Invisible’ to Immune Systemhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413311/crispr-gene-editing-makes-stem-cells-invisible-immune-system
UCSF scientists have used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system to create the first pluripotent stem cells that are functionally “invisible” to the immune system.Lewis LanierPress ReleaseResearchResearchNews CenterGenomicsHeart/VascularImmunologyStem CellsTranslational MedicineTransplants413311February 18, 2019Initiative Will Bring Together Engineers at UCSF to Tackle Challenges in Healthhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413276/initiative-will-bring-together-engineers-ucsf-tackle-challenges-health
The Health Innovation Via Engineering program will be led by Tejal Desai.AnnouncementsCampus NewsTejal DesaiWeb StoryResearchNews CenterBiomedical EngineeringTechnology413276February 15, 2019Most Triggers for Irregular Heartbeat Can Be Easily Modifiedhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413256/most-triggers-irregular-heartbeat-can-be-easily-modified
A personal survey of patients with AF has found that the majority of triggers for the condition are easily modifiable lifestyle choices, including alcohol, caffeine, exercise and lack of sleep.Press ReleaseResearchSchool of MedicineResearchNews CenterConsumer HealthHeart/VascularWellness413256February 14, 2019UCSF Fresno Receives More Than $1 Million for Medical Education and Researchhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413246/ucsf-fresno-receives-more-1-million-medical-education-and-research
UCSF Fresno recently received contributions of more than $1 million from two development companies and families known for giving back to the local community.Campus NewsPress ReleaseUCSF FresnoResearchEducationEducation and Training413246February 11, 2019Chimpanzee Brain Organoids Hint at Secrets of Human Evolutionhttps://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/02/413241/chimpanzee-mini-brains-hint-secrets-human-evolution
UCSF researchers created a chimpanzee brain “organoids” that mimic the development and organization of full-size brains. Arnold KriegsteinResearchWeb StoryWeill Institute for NeurosciencesResearchNews CenterGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencesStem Cells413241February 7, 2019